Israel has announced it attacked Iran's largest petrochemical complex, Asaluyeh, and a second petrochemical facility, describing these as severe economic blows to Tehran. Concurrently, Israel's military also claimed to have killed the commander of the special operations unit of Iran's Quds Force in a strike on Tehran.

Evacuations were issued shortly after Iranian oil facilities in South Pars and Asaluyeh came under attack

Tasnim said the petrochemical facilities in South Fars were targeted.

Iran stated that the U.S. and Israel struck the South Pars gas field and related facilities in Asaluyeh.

Oliepriserne steg onsdag efter amerikansk-israelske angreb på iranske olieanlæg i South Pars og Asaluyeh.